Side comb



Nov. 26, 1957 M. N. GOODWIN SIDE COMB Filed March-8, 1954 4 I 'AZZRNEYE)United States Patent SIDE COMB Mary Nash Goodwin, Norfolk, Va.Application March 8, 1954, Serial No. 414,671

Claims. (Cl. 132-401) This inventionrelates to combs having hooks forimpaling headdress of various kinds.

Heretofore bobby pins have been used for the purpose of holding scarves,flowers and the like on the head. Such devices are very unsightly, slipout of the hair when holding flowers, and present a very unattractiveappearance when used to hold scarves and the like since the whole upperhalf of the pin shows on the scarf and the like. Also, such unsightlydevices as bicycle clips, which are insecure and uncomfortable, are usedto hold bridal veils or hair decorations.

It is the object of this invention to provide a firm, safe andcomfortable yet decorative means for holding scarves, flowers, veils,hats or any other wardrobe appurtenances to the head or in the hair.

Other purposes of the invention will appear from the more detaileddescription which follows.

The purposes of this invention are achieved by providing a curved comb,substantially conforming to the curve of the head of the wearer, havinga hook or hook means attached thereto and extending above the upper orconvex surface of the comb. These hook or prong means may be an integralpart of the comb or may be attached directly or indirectly to the comb.

Hooks or prongs can be molded as a part of the comb or can be attachedthereto separately.

The hooks or prongs can be placed at either end and/or nearer the centerof the comb. The shanks of the hooks may be attached to the comb bodyportion or to the teeth or to a decorative flange extending upwardly atan angle from the body, but in all embodiments, the hooks are adjacentor substantially at the body portion and their free ends project in adirection substantially opposite to that of the teeth, whereby pull onthe hooks by the headdress operates to force the comb into the hairrather than out of it. The body portion of the comb can be short orlong, wide or narrow, as the purposes for which the combs are to be usedrequire.

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a back perspective view of a second embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a back perspective view of another embodiment in which thebooks have been cut out in the making of the decorative flange portion,the position of the hooks after being pivoted into operating positionbeing shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the end only of still another embodiment.

Fig. 5 illustrates fancifully the appearance of the same comb when onthe wearers head engaging a veil and adorned with flowers inserted inthe open spaces of the flange or tiara portion.

In accordance with a special embodiment of the invention the hooks areattached to the body of the comb (i. e., the plate or flat part to whichthe teeth are attached) and the front of the comb can have a decorativeridge just tall enough to hide the hooks or prongs.

In accordance with other embodiments the decorative ice attachment canbe taller and thus form a tiara. The tiara optionally has openings in itand such openings can serve very effectively for the introduction offlowers or other decorations or it can be used as a part of a mantilla.

In accordance with another embodiment the comb can merely constitute asimple curved body with teeth having hooks or prongs conveniently placedon the terminal teeth near the body of the comb but extending above theconvex surface of the comb.

The decorative means or tiara attached to the body of the comb can bemade separately by die cutting or in one piece with the hooks or prongsconstituting an integral part of the decorative device. If thedecorative attachment is made of metal, the hooks or prongs can be cutout at the same time as the design and can be sufliciently thin thatthey are flexible and can be opened out from the decorative body (asshown in Fig. 3, one hook being still in the plane of said body and theother bent backwardly over the comb base) to be used to attach veils,scarves and like headdress to the comb. In fact, any type of tabattached to the comb or the decorative attachment which has a grippingmeans extending above the surface of the comb may be used. Wherenecessary metal can be used as part of a molded piece to impart addedstrength.

It will be apparent that the combs may be used individually, in pairs,or in larger numbers.

The combs of this invention can be used to hold a hat firmly on thehead. For instance, two combs of the design of Fig. 1 can be worn onopposite sides of the head and then when the hat is placed over thecombs it will be held firmly on the head by the hooks constituting apart of the combs.

A pair of combs can also be used to hold a false knot of hair on to thehead.

Likewise, the combs can be used individually or in pairs to hold a scarfor veil on to or over the head.

The combs of this invention can be used especially advantageously bybrides who can put orange blossoms or the like in the openings ofdecorative tiara part of the comb and attach a veil to the hooks. Inthis way both the veil and the flowers are firmly and comfortablyattached to the head.

With further reference to Fig. 1, there is illustrated a comb containingteeth, a body portion in the same plane as the teeth and two hooksattached to and at the sides of the said body portion. These hooksextend upwardly from the body portion, turn and terminate in a directionopposite to that of the teeth. The pull on the hooks by a shawl, veil orother headdress has the effect of forcing the comb into the hair of thewearer rather than forcing it out.

In the embodiment of Fig. 2, there is an elongated base having a seriesof teeth extending from its rear edge and a decorative ridge or flangeat its front edge extending upwardly at an angle to said base providinga tiara. In this embodiment the hooks are attached to the teeth andagain they extend upwardly from the plane of the base, their hookingends extending and terminating in a direction opposite that of the teethwhereby the pulling effect on the hooks during use is the same asdescribed in connection with the first embodiment.

In Fig. 3 the flange or tiara section is of substantially the samedesign as that of Fig. 2, for it has openings in its design near itsjunction with the base. In the present embodiment, however, the hooksare integral at the bases of their shanks with the flange at edges ofthe openings therein. Because of this construction, the hooks may bemolded originally in the plane of the plastic flange and subsequentlyheated and bent backwardly out of said plane to points above the base ofthe comb. When these hooks are bent backwardly above the comb body, the

hook ends extend in a forward direction as in the other A embodimentsand they effect a holding of the headdress substantially adjacent to theflange and also any pull on the hooks by headdress tends to force thecomb into the hair of the wearer in the manner already described.

With further reference to Fig. 4 there is illustrated another embodimentin which the hooks are made larger but still do not extend as high asthe decorative flange or tiara.

In Fig. 5 the use of the combs of Figs. 2 and 3 by a bride isillustrated and here the comb serves not only the purpose of holding theveil in place on the top of the head but also of holding flowers such asorange blossoms which can be worked into the openings in the tiaradesign.

It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to theexact construction or details of materials herein described, but that itextends to all equivalents which will occur to those skilled in the artupon consideration of the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A comb to be worn in the hair for holding headdress comprising, abody portion having a series of teeth substantially in the same plane assaid body portion extending from the rear edge of said body portion anda decorative flange, having a front and rear side, extendingsubstantially along the front edge of said body portion upwardly at anangle and out of the plane of the body portion, said flange being of aheight at least as high as the hooks hereinafter specified, and hooksadapted to impale a headdress attached to said comb, said hooks beingformed on the comb adjacent the intersection of the flange and the bodyportion and situated rearwardly of the rear face of said flange, thefree ends of which hooks project in a direction substantially oppositeto that of the comb teeth whereby pull on the hooks by the headdressoperates to force the comb into the hair rather than out of it.

2. The comb defined in claim 1 wherein the hooks extend from thedecorative flange on the comb.

3. The comb defined in claim 1 wherein the hooks are rigid with the bodyportion.

4. The comb defined in claim 1 wherein the comb is curved to conformsubstantially to the curvature of the head of a wearer.

5. A comb to be worn in the hair for holding headdress comprising, abody portion having a series of teeth substantially in the same plane assaid body portion extending from its rear edge and a decorative flangeextending upwardly along its front edge, and hooks adapted to impale aheaddress attached to said comb, said hooks being formed on the combadjacent the intersection of the flange and the body, the free ends ofwhich hooks project in a direction substantially opposite to that of thecomb teeth whereby pull on the hooks by the headdress operates to forcethe comb into the hair rather than out of it, said decorative flangebeing made of bendable material and having openings cut therein, saidhooks having been cut out of the flange leaving the shank ends of thehooks connected to the flange, the shanks having been bent out of theplane of the flange to a position over the body portion of the comb.

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